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Archives Appraisal, Acquisition and Use

Pratt Institute
Dept. Code: 
INFO
Course Number: 
635
Course Credits: 
3
Course Instructor: 
Susan Malbin; Anthony Cocciolo
Course Format: 
Lecture
Offered Online: 
No

This course wrestles with some key issues that pertain to archival collection policy. Students will explore why materials are being accepted or solicited for an archive; how society or an organization is "Documented." How archival materials will be used; who will use archival materials and why. Students should be able to design an appraisal or acquisition policy for a collecting institution that will serve the archives larger mission at the end of the course.

Relates to GPAS Component(s): 
Appraisal and Acquisition
History of Archives and the Archival Profession
Outreach and Advocacy
Records and Cultural Memory
Records and Information Management
Reference and Access
Social and Cultural Systems
The Nature of Records and Archives